The word mystifying comes from the root -myst-. Using your knowledge of the root -myst-, choose the sentence in which the word mystifying is used correctly.
A. I understood Kim’s explanation of the math problem very well, so now the problem is mystifying.
B. Everyone knows cats like milk, so it is mystifying that my cat drank a whole saucerful.
C. I couldn’t find a single thing to like about the movie, so its popularity is mystifying to me.
D. Everyone in class was wearing blue and gold for a mystifying reason—it was school spirit day.
1 answer
C. I couldn’t find a single thing to like about the movie, so its popularity is mystifying to me.